Driving means for motor-vehicles.



K. G. LASSEN. DRIVING MEANS POR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. 28, 1908.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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KARL CHRISTIAN LASSEN, 0F SCHMARGENDORF, NEAR BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNORTO THE FIRM 0F BERLINER ELEKTROMOBIL-FABRIK G. M. B. H., 0F CHARLOTTEN-BURG, GERMANY.

DRIVING MEANS FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

T 0 all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL CHRISTIAN LAS- snN, engineer, citizen ofDenmark, residing at 3 Helgolandstrasse, Schmargendorf7 near Berlin,Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in Driving Means forMotor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention deals with the application of driving-gear to thesteeringwheel of a motor-car in which the electroinotor which suppliesthe driving-power is arranged on the movable supports of thesteering-wheel- In three-wheeled motors of this type the proper placingof the motor is a matter of great difficulty. The motor is usually fixedto the front fork of the frame which however means the use ofcomplicated accessory parts which are anything but ornamental, whichtakc up much space, disturb the balance of the car and make the steeringheavy.

rlhe cbj ect of the present invention is designed to remove all thesedisadvantages, and consists of the arrangement of the electro-motor inthe same line as the axis of the steering movement.

The drawing shows one of the possible forms of construction.

Figure 1 is a section through motor, frame and steering-wheel, F ig. 2 aside elevation of the same parts.

(l) is the casing of the motor, the aXis of which is in a line with thatof the steeringmovement and passes through the center of thesteering-wheel- The front part of the frame is forked, the prongspassing around the motor and supporting it. The two clamping members (9)and (10) hold it in place and are bolted onto the prongs.

At the upper end of the steering-frame (2) Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 28, 1908.

Patented Feb. .22, 1910. Serial No. 418,343.

is the casing of the motor, and to this the hand-bar for steering isrigidly fastened. The motor-shaft is hung on ball bearings above andbelow in the casing (1) of the motor. At the lower end of the motorshaft is a cog-wheel (12) which engages in another cog-wheel keyed ontothe counter shaft 13) parallel to the motor shaft. This shaft 13 carriesa bevel-wheel (14) at its lower end which engages in a correspondingbevel-wheel (7) which is fastened to the hollow hub (8) of thesteering-wheel The shaft (13) is fitted with a universal joint andconsists of parts which can be pushed into one another. The system ofbevel-wheels is covered by the casing (6) which is at the same time thebearing for the aXle of the front wheel. Both bearings of the aXle arerigidly connected with the springs (4L) and on which rests the frameThese springs also support the U shaped piece 2, which serves at thesame time as mud-guard.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A motor vehicle comprising a frame, a steering wheel, a steering framepivoted in the first mentioned frame and in which the said wheel isjournaled, a motor secured to said steering frame, and having its motorshaft coinciding with the axis of the steering frame, and a steeringlever secured upon the upper end of the motor.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

KARL CHRISTIAN LASSEN.

Witnesses HENRY HAsPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT.

